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A beautifully natural mix of romantic vintage Southern industrial charm and tasteful elegance.
Coordinating, planning assistance, and crew service are included in ALL our packages for a most stress-free experience!
The Lowdown
Type
Banquet Hall / Event FacilityBarn / Farm / RanchHistoric BuildingLoft / Warehouse Building
Views
CourtyardFarm ViewHistorical MonumentMeadow/FieldSkyline
Style
Bohemian
Elegant
Industrial
Romantic
Rustic
Days Venue is closed
January 2nd ‐ January 31st
July 1st ‐ August 28th
Best type of Celebrations

Venue Setting

Nestled between nature and farmer's fields in the middle of the beautiful Red River bottoms of Dixie, Louisiana sat an old Gin. The historic Gin, built in 1933, left abandoned and dusty after modern farming moved on without it, remained empty, hopeless, and forgotten.

In 2008, magic happened. Someone with a dream and a vision opened up the old rusty doors and, with much love, the lonely old building was given a new life and a new purpose. Now an eclectic mix of vintage charm and tasteful elegance, the Gin hold delightful surprises around each corner, waiting to share in your happy memories and to make your wedding dreams come true!

Our specialty is genuine heart and hospitality. Our goal is for you to have the most stress-free wedding experience as weddingly possible. With planning assistance, day-of coordinating, and Dixie Gin Crew service included in all our packages, our crew of personable wedding professionals guide you from start to finish. On wedding day, you and your beloved simply show up and enjoy your sweet day!

A Shreveport Bossier, Louisiana area venue, 10 minutes north of Shreveport, the Gin is romantically secluded but easily accessible and convenient to local stays.

Capacity

Seated
200
Buffet
300
Standing
300
Fees
(Prices listed here are estimates only & are subject to change)
Price range

Does this include catering fees?

No

Estimated price per head

from $25 to $50

Additional charges

Our A La Cart Packages
Perfect for when you wish to shop for your vendors and enjoy doing your own planning, with our assistance when you need it, of course!

Saturdays
$5000
Sundays
$2500 Up to 50 guests
$3000 50 to 100 guests
$3500 100 to 200 guests
$4000 200 - 300 guests

(All packages include Dixie Gin Productions day-of Coordinating and Dixie Gin Crew Service!)


Our All-Inclusive Packages
For the most stress-free wedding experience, including full planning and using our most preferred vendors (at a surprisingly reasonable cost!)

Dixie Gin Wedding Package (includes styling and decor package $1,000 credit with add-ons available)
Plum Perfect Design and Events Full Planning Package (wedding planning, vendor selection and obtainment, day-of coordinating, timeline creation, support)
Thrifty Liquor Cash bar package (including bartender, open bar add-on available)
8 hour photography package
Catering package
4 hour Dj package
Saige Acres wearable florals (bridal bouquet, bridesmaids bouquets, boutonnieres, fresh toss petals)
Wedding Cake
Officiant

All-Inclusive packages are custom quote through our partner planner, Lizzy Plumlee with Plum Perfect. Our 150 guest packages are approximately $14,000, depending on date and availability of vendors. Packages for smaller guest counts are also available. A $1250 retainer is required for the Dixie Gin. Vendor deposits are due individually upon booking and are managed by Plum Perfect.

Full venue buyout option

from $2,500 to $5,000

Insurance

Additional Insurance Is Not Required To Host An Event Here

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Event Logistics and Amenities
(Essential event logistics and amenities to ensure a seamless and memorable experience for you gathering)
Celebrations hosted here since
2008
Renovated In
1935
Curfew
10 PM
Venue spaces
Indoor & Outdoor Venue Spaces Available
Catering
Client Can Select The Caterer Of Their Choice
Alcohol
Provided By Venue For Fee – You Must Use The Venue For All Alcohol Services
Licensed Server Is Required
Music
Indoors & Outdoors
Smoking
Designated Smoking Areas Only
Accommodations
The Shanty
Cozy and hidden, our chicly decorated dressing shed gives you and your bridal party the perfect little spot to spend and unforgettable time together while getting all dolled up for your ceremony.

The Seed Barn Parlour
If these wall could talk, they'd speak of laughter... Our authentic rustic vibes groom's dressing parlour is a fun spot for the groom's party to spend time together before walking down the aisle. (It also serves as the sweetest quiet and secluded spot for signing your marriage license). 

The Salle D'Attente
Our concierge room is a comfortable litte space, just off the Gin Room, that will be your stopping-to-catch-your-breath spot for that moment just before you walk down the aisle. It also doubles as an extra dressing room and a private, quiet room for you or any of your guests needing a little unexpected break during your reception. 
Eco/Green Events
Yes
Handicap Accessible
Yes
Amenities
  • Bridal Suite/Changing Rooms Onsite
  • Street Parking
  • Ample Parking Onsite
  • Dining Chairs
  • Dining Tables
  • Onsite Restrooms
Venue Features
The scene:
The Dixie Gin is set on 3 acres in the middle of Louisiana farmland. There are endless photo ops around the property. And at harvest time, cotton fields create the perfect backdrop! Certain structures on the property date back 100+ years adding history to this unique venue. The main building was rebuilt in 1952 using tin as opposed to the original wooden structure. The history and age of our venue adds immense charm and character to your event!
Design:
Inside the gin itself, you are greeted with a magnificent 7ft x 7ft chandelier. Throughout the venue, there are large bulb string lights that provide the perfect lighting for entertaining. Outside under the covered ceremony area we have 20 antique church pews along with a 4ft x4ft chandelier.
Standout venue features:

The Veranda
As your guests arrive, they will be happily greeted at their first stop as they enter through our covered outdoor Veranda. They’ll sign your guestbook at your welcome table, beneath our vintage wrought iron chandelier, before being guided into our chapel to await the start of your ceremony.

The Veranda is also where you’ll end your special day with your send-off, after spending a precious moment in a private last dance at the altar where you said your “I do’s”.

The Chapel
Once your betrothed and wedding party have entered your ceremony and taken their place at the altar, our director will escort you to our sliding barnwood chapel doors. Our crew opens those big doors for your walk down the aisle of our large covered outdoor chapel, surrounded by your family and friends seated in our 20 antique wooden church pews under whimsical and romantic string lighting, to meet your love at our wooden altar platform beneath our massive iron chandelier.

The Gin Room...
...spacious and inviting, is where your reception fun begins. The industrial architecture, massive wrought iron chandelier, whimsical string lighting, catering section, and cozy bar room all surround you and your guests for your candlelit dinner.

(Handicap accessible restrooms, prep kitchen and caterporch for your caterer included!)

The Dock Dancefloor
Following dinner and your cake cutting, your Celebration begins on our dock dancefloor! Family dances, bouquet toss, garter toss, and a night of dancing, celebrating your marriage and the beginning of your happily ever after.

The Grounds
Our naturally beautiful grounds and authentic industrial structures make a beautiful backdrop for all of your special photos prior to your ceremony and those between your ceremony and reception.

Extra perks:
What's included? ...
  • Rental of the Dixie Gin venue
  • Dixie Gin Productions day-of coordinating including confirmation of vendors and details a week prior to your ceremony (Vendors included in All-Inclusive packages)
  • Our Preferred Vendor list upon booking
  • Virtual planning timeline worksheet in Google docs upon booking
  • Planning assistance (Discounted full or partial planning packages available through our in-house planner/ Full planning included in All-Inclusive packages)
  • Details planning meeting (held at least 6 months out)
  • Use of the Dixie Gin for your engagement and bridal photography (and, per appointment, pretty much lifetime use of the grounds for your family photography. We LOVE to see our clients return for anniversary photos and a private dance in the chapel!)
  • Four hours for decorating (day before for Saturday weddings/ Styling included in All-Inclusive packages)
  • One hour rehearsal (day before guaranteed for Saturday weddings, rehearsals for Sunday weddings scheduled on Thursdays or around the rehearsal on Friday)
  • Use of our decor for your Dixie Gin Rehearsal dinner (Rehearsal Dinner packages available but not included)
  • Charming hidden Bridal suite shed
  • Four hours in the bride’s shed prior to your ceremony (additional hours available)
  • Dixie Gin Crew service and assistance on your wedding day (including cake cutting and complete production by your Dixie Gin Crew)
  • Four hour event (additional hours available)
  • Dixie Gin Crew directed parking
  • Welcome veranda with large wrought iron chandelier including directional sign for your guests, welcome table, and your choice of our included decor
  • Massive wooden sliding chapel doors attended by your Dixie Gin Crew for your ceremony
  • Covered outdoor chapel for your ceremony overlooking the surrounding fields
  • Twenty antique wooden church pews (seating 180-200) under our romantic string lighting and wooden platform altar beneath our massive wrought iron chapel chandelier
  • Vintage authentic industrial-style Groom’s Seed Barn parlor
  • Private Seed Barn parlor for signing your marriage license
  • Outdoor furnished courtyard and iron gazebo
  • Our spacious Industrial style Gin Room reception hall featuring our massive wrought iron chandelier and whimsical string lighting
  • Set-up and styling of the Sweetheart table of your choice (including table of your choice, seating, greenery canopy, chandelier, table drapery, up to two silk floral arrangements, greenery, lanterns, candelabra, candles, table setting, and table service by your Dixie Gin Crew)
  • Salle d'attente adjacent the Gin Room (Your private waiting room just before your walk down the aisle and may also be used for children’s room or nursery during your reception)
  • Charmingly industrial-styled handicap accessible restrooms
  • Catering pit, prep kitchen, and caterporch, convenient for contracted caterers or diy (hold harmless required and service fee applies for unlicensed and uninsured caterers)
  • Bar room with beautiful 8 ft mahogany wood bar, large wrought iron industrial mirror, and iron pendant chandelier, perfect for service of alcohol and/or beverages
  • String-lighted outdoor Sunset Dock dancefloor (perfect lighting for dancing!)
  • Outdoor covered lounge adjacent our Sunset Dock dancefloor featuring a massive antique wrought iron ornate chandelier and vintage industrial decor
  • Twenty 60 inch round guest tables
  • Six 8 foot banquet style guest tables
  • Two 6 ft rectangle tables
  • Two 8 foot catering entree tables
  • Rustic mix catering section
  • 180 mahogany wood padded folding chairs
  • Six cocktail tables or 4 industrial style cocktail tables
  • Large selection of linen colors from Dixie Gin Productions linen rental service (You may use your own, provided they are pressed and floor length)
  • Use of any of our lantern sets in the Gin Room, greenery, signage, candles, cake stands, toasting flutes, cake knife set, and much more!
  • A selection of antique and rustic wooden tables
  • Set-up and break-down of tables, chairs, linens, etc
  • Clean-up prior to and post event
  • One hour assisted decor pick-up post-event
Awards & Notables
Awards, recognitions, or noteworthy achievements associated with the venue.
greenweddingshoes.com
stylemepretty.com
caratsandcake.com
ruffledblog.com
Southern Weddings Magazine
southerweddings.com
Bayou Life Magazine
wedsociety.com
Weddings Unveiled Magazine
The New York Times
The movie "Drive Angry"
BBQ Battles on the Food Network
Weddings With Style Magazine
Locals Love Us
318 Forum
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Our required alcohol caterer is Thrifty Liquor Catering, an award-winning bar service known for their professionalism and package options.

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